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California Governor's Budget $1.3 Billion Less Than Expected
California Gov. Jerry Brown likes to frame himself as the one thing standing in the way of out-of-control spending in Sacramento. “Everybody wants to see more spending. That’s what this place is. It’s a big spending machine,” the Democrat said … Continue reading
Governor Proposes Charging Californians $10 to Search Court Records
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By Judy Lin, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—In a move that is raising concern about limiting access to public documents, California courts could charge $10 for each record search under a proposal included in Gov. Jerry Brown's budget. The governor … Continue reading
Audio and Transcript: Feinstein Says Sequester Hurts California the Most
KQED's Scott Shafer talked with California Sen. Dianne Feinstein this morning about the politics of automatic federal budget cuts taking effect today–"the sequester," in Beltway speak–and the impact those reductions will have in California. "California, overwhelmingly, is affected the most," … Continue reading
Kids Without Vaccination? Obama Details Sequester Budget Cuts in California
California kids will miss their vaccinations. California toddlers will go without Head Start preschool. Workers will go on furlough from California military bases. These are some of the dire consequences that President Barack Obama outlined for the state on Monday … Continue reading
Legislative Analyst Likes Governor's Budget
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If Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor are Facebook friends, then Taylor has probably just clicked "like" under Brown's Jan. 10 status update. That's when Brown proposed a balanced budget. Taylor's approval matters because the legislative analyst's … Continue reading
Jerry Brown Projects Budget Surplus
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Riding a wave of new tax revenue, California's spending plan for the coming fiscal year will rise by 7 percent, a powerful indication that the state that came to symbolize fiscal mismanagement during the heart of … Continue reading
How Much do the Blue Angels Cost?
It's not often that the U.S. government goes all out to entertain its citizens, but that's more or less what happened over the weekend when the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels zoomed over the Golden Gate as part of Fleet Week. … Continue reading
Welfare, Financial Aid Cut in New California Budget
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Students and welfare recipients will feel in the pinch in the new budget that Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers announced on Thursday after a week of negotiation, according to news reports. Los Angeles Times writes: One of the biggest barriers … Continue reading
AP: University of California Faces Mounting Pension Costs
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KQED Staff and Wires SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The cost of pensions and retiree health benefits are soaring at the University of California, increasing pressure to raise tuition and cut academic programs at one of the nation's leading public college … Continue reading
California's Stem Cell Agency Ponders Its Future in Light of Budget Woes
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The creation of California's stem cell agency in 2004 was greeted by scientists and patients as a turning point in a field mired in debates about the destruction of embryos and hampered by federal research restrictions. … Continue reading
